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IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. -
First IPCC report
The report confirmed that climate change was a reality and was supposed by scientific data. -
Second IPCC report
It concludes that the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on the global climate. -
Third IPCC report
It states that anthropogenic emissions will raise global mean temperature by 5.8 by 2050 -
Fourth IPCC report
It warns that serious effects of warming have become evident. -
Global economic crisis
Reduction in international will to negotiate on carbon emissions reductions as national economies fall but this fall results in lower GHG emissions from industry. -
Fifth IPCC report
It was the strongest warning yet that global warming is happening, human activities are mostly causing it through burning fossil fuels and increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.